Throughout the pandemic, new Certified Tumor Registrars (CTRs) found it difficult to obtain the experience they needed for future roles in the highly specialized field of cancer registry. In January 2021, Registry Partners took a step toward helping fill the gap by introducing their all-new virtual CTR Internship Program. Providing accepted interns with a full-time paid position including benefits, a curriculum-based training program designed by highly…
Risk/Benefit Calculator to Assist in Bariatric Surgical Decision Making
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has released a new bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator tool for metabolic and bariatric surgeons to begin using to help guide surgical decision making when patients are seeking weight loss surgery to improve health by reducing or eliminating comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and obstructive sleep apnea. ACS built the bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator using…
Process Improvement – What Makes a Good Business GREAT!
A Process is a series of actions that lead to an outcome. Improvement is the action of enhancing the value or making something better. Combined, Process Improvement is the action of enhancing processes to reach a better outcome. By analyzing the processes an employee must follow, to produce a favorable outcome, businesses can identify bottlenecks and hurdles that may/do arise, develop a plan, and produce a…
Milestone Monday – Tina Gillispie – 5 Year Anniversary
Tina Gillispie, Senior CTR for the Oncology Services Line, celebrated her 5-Year Anniversary on June 23, 2021. Tina’s career with Registry Partners began in July 2016 as a full-time CTR. As a senior CTR now she is responsible for following the guidelines published in the project parameters document, Quality Control Policy & Procedure, and working within the established productivity guidelines for each assigned engagement. Tina said,…